Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Introduction to the verb désavouer
The English translation of the French verb désavouer is “to disavow” or “to deny”. It is pronounced “day-zah-voo-ay” in its infinitive form.
Désavouer comes from the Old French word “desavouer” which is derived from the Latin word “dis-” meaning “away” and “avouer” meaning “to acknowledge” or “to admit”. In everyday French, désavouer is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express an action that is uncertain or doubtful in the past.
Example 1: J’ai peur qu’il ait désavoué sa promesse. (I am afraid that he may have disavowed his promise.)
Example 2: Il était possible qu’elle eût désavoué ses paroles. (It was possible that she had denied her words.)
Example 3: Je doute qu’ils aient désavoué leur implication dans cette affaire. (I doubt that they have denied their involvement in this matter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désavouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie désavoué | Je suis contente qu’on aie désavoué ça. | I’m glad we disavowed it. |
tu | aies désavoué | Tu as peur que tu aies désavoué trop vite. | You’re afraid you disavowed too quickly. |
il | ait désavoué | Il est possible qu’il ait désavoué la vérité. | It’s possible he disavowed the truth. |
elle | ait désavoué | Elle regrette qu’elle ait désavoué son ami. | She regrets disavowing her friend. |
on | ait désavoué | On veut qu’on ait désavoué cette décision. | We want this decision to have been disavowed. |
nous | ayons désavoué | Nous doutons qu’on ait désavoué cette action. | We doubt we disavowed this action. |
vous | ayez désavoué | Il est préférable que vous ayez désavoué le projet. | It’s preferable that you disavow the project. |
ils | aient désavoué | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient désavoué les rumeurs. | They hope they disavowed the rumors. |
elles | aient désavoué | Elles sont soulagées qu’elles aient désavoué leur erreur. | They are relieved they disavowed their mistake. |
Other Conjugations for Désavouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
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Désavouer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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